Bernie Sanders goes scorched earth on Democrats in blistering assertion after Trump’s victory
Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a blistering statement criticizing the Democratic party after another loss to President-elect Donald Trump.
‘It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,’ the 83-year-old senator from Vermont wrote on social media.
Sanders, who identifies as a Democratic socialist, shared his statement just before Vice President Kamala Harris‘ concession speech.
Sanders said that it was the white working class who first delivered turned on Democrats, but that they had now been joined by black and Latino workers.
‘While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change,’ he wrote. ‘And they’re right.’
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. issued a statement sharply critical of the Democratic party after Vice President Kamala Harris lost to President-elect Donald Trump
Sanders also specifically referred to the struggle of young people, facing a working environment threatened with the rise of artificial intelligence and robotics.
‘Today, despite an explosion in technology and worker productivity, many young people will have a worse standard of living than their parents,’ he wrote.
The former presidential contender also condemned the billions of dollars sent by the Biden-Harris administration to the Israeli government to fund the war in Gaza, leading to a ‘humanitarian disaster.’
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage as she concedes the election, at Howard University
Sanders also condemned the ‘big money interests’ and ‘well paid consultants’ that he claimed controlled the Democratic party, saying that they had refused to learn the lessons of past campaigns.
‘Do they have any idea as to how we can take on the increasingly powerful oligarchy which has so much economic and political power?’ He asked. ‘Probably not.’
He vowed to participate in ‘some very serious political discussions’ and concluded by urging his supporters to ‘stay tuned.’
The statement immediately sparked speculation that Sanders was considering running again for president, however he would be 87 in 2028.
